SCHIZAEACEAE

Narrow comb-fern

 

fronds 0.1m - 0.3m (10-30cm) 

None 

Spores 

Fronds erect, entirely smooth, undivided, almost terete, sterile fronds undivided Stipes terete, entirely smooth. 

Break O'Day; Burnie; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Huon Valley; King Island; Kingborough; Northern Midlands; Tasman; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast; West Tamar 

Heath; Montane Vegetation 

Common in western and southern Tasmania from forest margins and heathland at sea-level , to alpine moors and bogs. At lower altitudes has same distribution as S. bifida, the two species frequently occurring together. 

Exposed; Moist; Shady; Waterlogged; Windy 

 

Poor; Poorly-drained; Sandy; Well-drained; Peaty; Poorgravelly 

Suitable below powerlines. 

 

 

 

 

There is no record of success in spore raising because of the delicate fungal symbiosis. 

 

No 

 

 

 

Transplanting of most species is very difficult as they do not tolerate disturbance of the root system which is often buried deep in the soil. Plants from a wet habitat over rock are most likely to succeed. Once established they can be maintained in conditions similar to the original habitat.